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Type of database: registry.
Primary purpose: Record data concerning the number of deaths in the territory. Click here to learn more.
Sponsor, manager or home institution: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek.
Type of information: cross-sectional. sex, year, causes of death, place of residence, region.
Data dictionary - Mortality by Cause of Death (The Netherlands)
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Available type of information: number of deaths in the country population; main underlying cause of death; age; sex; year; leading causes of death; region. Click here to learn more.
Source of information: The declaration of the cause of death is made by the doctor who examined the deceased. Click here to learn more.
Data level: patient level. Click here to learn more.
Available data level: regional level and national level. Click here to learn more.
Number of Records: unknown.
Date range: 1996 onwards (national and regional level) and 1995 onwards (patient level).
Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.
Data access: partially publicly available. Regional level data access: Click here to access. Data can be downloaded in the following formats: CSV, JSON, HTML. Data has access costs. Instructions to request data for restricted content: Click here to learn more.
Contact information: Click here to learn more.
Mouth
Throat
Oropharynx
Nasopharynx
Hypopharynx
Larynx
Salivary glands
Lips
Tonsils
base of tongue
Voice box
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Colon
Rectum
Anus
Liver
Gallbladder
Bile ducts
Pancreas
Lung
Trachea
Bronchi
Pleura
Mediastinum
Bone
Cartilage
Osteosarcoma
Ewings sarcoma
Skin
Melanoma
Scalp
Lips
Hands
Feet
Muscle
Fat
Tendon
Ligament
Blood vessels
Connective tissue
Sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Liposarcoma
Lobular
Breast
Nipple
Areola
Ductal
Vulva
Vagina
Cervix
Uterus
Ovary
Fallopian tubes
Endometrium
Prostate
Testicles
Penis
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra
Eye
Brain
Spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Parathyroid
Adrenal glands
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Thymus gland
Peritoneum
Pericardium
Retroperitoneum
Mesothelium
Blood
Bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Leukemia
databaseType::registry
dataOwner::Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
databaseStructure::cross-sectional
hasVariable::sex
hasVariable::year
hasVariable::causes of death
hasVariable::place of residence
hasVariable::region
hasDataDictionary::Data dictionary - Mortality by Cause of Death (The Netherlands)
availableVariable::number of deaths
availableVariable::age
availableVariable::sex
availableVariable::year
availableVariable::causes of death
availableVariable::region
dataLevel::patient level
availableDataLevel::regional level
availableDataLevel::national level
numberRecords::unknown
dataStart::1995
dataEnd::onwards
hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms
dataAvailability::partially publicly available
hasDownloadableData::CSV
hasDownloadableData::JSON
hasDownloadableData::HTML
hasDataAccessCosts::Data has access costs
hasDataAccessInstructions::[https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/onze-diensten/maatwerk-en-microdata/microdata-zelf-onderzoek-doen Click here to learn more
